decía

/deˈθia/, [d̪eˈθi.a]

he said, said

Examples

Había un cartel que decía, "Prohibido pisar el césped."

There was a sign saying, "Keep off the grass."

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La gente se lo decía a menudo a mi madre.

People often said this to my mother.

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Todo lo que se decía era triste.

Whatever was said was sad.

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¿Qué tal si en realidad él decía la verdad?

What if he was actually telling the truth?

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"Tú tienes la capacidad de atención de una gallina". "Las gallinas están deliciosas". "Exactamente lo que decía".

"You have the attention span of a chicken." "Chickens are delicious." "My point exactly."

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Ella me envió una tarjeta postal que decía que odia el olor de los animales.

She sent me a postcard that said she hates the smell of animals.

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Ya que Tom hablaba en francés, yo no podía entender lo que decía.

Since Tom was speaking in French, I couldn't understand what he was saying.

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Entendí el meollo de lo que decía.

I got the gist of what he was saying.

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Él no decía nada que pudiera hacerla enfadar.

He said nothing that would make her angry.

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Tom le dijo a Mary que él creía en lo que John decía.

Tom told Mary that he believed what John said.

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Tom era incapaz de entender nada de lo que María decía.

Tom was unable to understand anything Mary said.

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Los estudiantes anotaron cada palabra que el maestro decía.

The students noted down every word the teacher said.

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Tom apenas podía entender lo que decía Mary.

Tom could hardly understand what Mary said.

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Entendí lo que decía.

I got what she was saying.

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En el mundo inglés del siglo XIX, a menudo se decía que la masturbación conducía a pérdida de memoria y de atención.

In the English world of the 19th century, it was often said that masturbation would lead to a loss of memory and attention.

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Tom no se podía creer lo que decía Mary.

Tom couldn't believe what Mary said.

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Mientras preparaba una radiodifusión en el año 1984, el presidente estadounidense bromeaba a la ligera acerca de cómo había firmado la legislación que pondría a Rusia más allá de la ley. Él decía, "comenzaremos el bombardeo el cinco minutos".

While preparing for a radio speech in the year 1984, the American president offhandedly joked about having signed legislation that would "outlaw" Russia. "We begin bombing in five minutes," he'd said.

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Tom y Mary hacían lo que se les decía.

Tom and Mary did what they were told.

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Mi primo, que era un borracho, decía que Jesús le hablaba todas las noches.

My cousin, who was a drunk, said that Jesus talked to him every night.

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Antiguamente, la misa se decía en latín.

The mass used to be said in Latin.

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